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Modernization of Patriot or Aegis: Ukraine and USA discuss weapons from intercontinental missiles

Ukraine has no means that are capable of knocking out intercontinental missiles, but they are in Americans, they say in the General Staff. Patriot may not cope with this task. Ukraine does not have a weapon capable of knocking down intercontinental missiles. Because of this, Ukraine discusses such funds with the United States. The source in the Armed Forces was reported by Ukrinform. "There are no means in Ukraine that are capable of knocking down intercontinental missiles, but they are in Americans.

Ukraine will contact the United States to transfer such weapons," - said the unnamed interlocutor. He added that the modernization of Patriot or obtaining an American multifunctional AEGIS missile defense system, which is designed to protect against small and medium -range ballistic missiles. According to the source, the launch of experimental missiles by the enemy is a demonstration step. This is to be intimidated and in order to show the determination of their intentions.

Earlier, Defense Express stated that in order to knock down such Russian missiles, Ukraine needs to be asked in the US Thaad, which recently the Americans covered Israel because Patriot was created to beat small range ballistic missiles. Focus also wrote that only Thaad complexes can be knocking down the intercontinental RC-26 missiles.